Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in “Presumed Innocent,” the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series that hails from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams and Dustin Thomason. Based on Scott…
Based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name, “Presumed Innocent” tells the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime, and explores obsession, sex, politics and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
Gyllenhaal will play Rusty Sabich, the fervent prosecutor accused of killing his close colleague after evidence begins to point in his direction.. Kelley is adapting the novel for television and will serve as showrunner, and executive producers for via David E. Kelley Productions with Matthew Tinker. Abrams executive produces along with Rachel Rusch Rich for Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
Other collaborations between Apple TV+, Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot include “Little Voice,“ “Lisey’s Story” and the upcoming “Speed Racer.” Gyllenhaal is known for film such as “Donnie Darko,” “Zodiac,” “Love & Other Drugs” and “Brokeback Mountain,” the last of which earned him an Oscar nomination for supporting actor in 2006. “Presumed Innocent” will mark his first television project in a series regular capacity; his previous TV credits include appearances as himself on various programs and hosting “Saturday Night Live.
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